Pale Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne obsoleta - Hirondelle du désert

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Hirundinidés
Genus
:
Ptyonoprogne
Species
:
obsoleta

Descriptor

Cabanis, 1851

Biometrics

Size
: 13 cm
Wingspan
: 27 à 30 cm.
Weight
: 12 à 15 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Pale Crag Martin (Ptyonoprogne obsoleta) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.

Subspecific information 8 subspecies

Ptyonoprogne obsoleta obsoleta (Egypt to Turkey and Iran)
Ptyonoprogne obsoleta spatzi (s Algeria, sw Libya and n Chad)
Ptyonoprogne obsoleta presaharica (s Morocco, n Mauritania and nc Algeria)
Ptyonoprogne obsoleta buchanani (Niger)
Ptyonoprogne obsoleta arabica (n Chad to n Sudan, sw Arabia, n Somalia and Socotra)
Ptyonoprogne obsoleta perpallida (ne Saudi Arabia and s Iraq)
Ptyonoprogne obsoleta pallida (e Iran, s Afghanistan and Pakistan)
Ptyonoprogne obsoleta pusilla ()

Foreign names

Hirondelle du désert,
Avión isabel norteño,
andorinha-das-rochas-pálida,
Wüstenschwalbe,
Vale Rotszwaluw,
Rondine montana pallida,
blek klippsvala,
Ørkensvale,
lastovička púštna,
břehule světlehnědá,
Lys Klippesvale,
aavikkopääsky,
jaskółka płowa,
palsā čurkste,
Пустынная скалистая ласточка,
ウスチャイロツバメ,
灰喉燕,
灰喉燕,

Voice song and cries

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pause

Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Desert : Hot ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Urban Areas